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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 7 MIN

The 4 Words I Heard at Age 7 That Still Drive Me: ‘You Can Do This’

from R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · host David Maslach

There are two kinds of people in this world: • the ones who create barriers, say “you can’t do this,” and keep you stuck in the norms… • and the ones who say, “sure, go for it—let’s see what you can do.”I want to be the second kind.Because sometimes all it takes is hearing, “you can do this.” Maybe only one in a million will carry it with them, but for that one person—it changes everything.I still remember sitting cross-legged in a tiny gym at seven years old when a speaker said, “you can do this.” Almost 40 years later, I still hear it.Here’s the truth: moving the needle is always hard. It feels ugly. It feels like nothing improves. But if you just keep getting back up—again and again—it compounds. Slowly. Imperceptibly. Until one day it changes your life.So if you hear this today, remember: you can do this.

There are two kinds of people in this world: • the ones who create barriers, say “you can’t do this,” and keep you stuck in the norms… • and the ones who say, “sure, go for it—let’s see what you can do.”I want to be the second kind.Because sometimes all it takes is hearing, “you can do this.” Maybe only one in a million will carry it with them, but for that one person—it changes everything.I still remember sitting cross-legged in a tiny gym at seven years old when a speaker said, “you can do this.” Almost 40 years later, I still hear it.Here’s the truth: moving the needle is always hard. It feels ugly. It feels like nothing improves. But if you just keep getting back up—again and again—it compounds. Slowly. Imperceptibly. Until one day it changes your life.So if you hear this today, remember: you can do this.

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